Six years after the official end of the recession consumer confidence has recovered most of the ground lost during the downturn. The Conference Board reported that its trademark Consumer Confidence Index jumped more than 10 points in August. The present situation index and expectations index rose 11.1 points and 10.2 points, respectively, pushing the overall confidence index up 10.5 points to a level of 101.5. The pre-recession peak was 111.9 in July 2007.

The Annual Fall Festival and Chili Cook Off will return to the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Complex on Saturday, September 12, 2015. The event will begin at 10:00 am and run until 4:00 pm. Admission is free. For more info on this event, click here.

On Behalf of Deb Howard & Co, we invite you, our dear friends; locals and part time locals, visitors and guests to take advantage of the early bird tix price through the end of month. This is a must do event of the year as we celebrate the great summer we’ve had and make time for “An evening of food and wine Tasting”. For more info on this fabulous event, click here.